what relatioship do official's have with assistant coaches before and during the game

[JAdams]

Other than the "relaying timeouts" situation mentioned by Ron Pilo above, I don't have anything to do with them,either. In my first year I got ripped by an evaluator at a boys JV game when I allowed an assistant coach to stand and criticize me. Now, as soon as an assistant coach starts to open up, I go to the head coach to remind him that only he (the head coach) is allowed to stand and to address the officials. Works every time!